单词 | determine |
释义 | determine (once / 40 pages) v If you determine something, you figure it out or settle a question, like when, after checking paws and hands, you determine that it's not the dog that ate your candy stash, but your kid sister. Determine comes from the Latin for "bring to a close," and when you determine something, you have closed all the questions you have about it and are quite sure you know the answer. If you become a detective, you'll have to determine who did the crime. After working through a mathematical problem, you determine the value of X. Determine can also mean influence. Your childhood spent in your grandmother's delightful kitchen might have determined your future career as a baker. WORD FAMILYdetermine: determinable, determinant, determination, determined, determiner, determines, determining, determinism, predetermine, redetermine+/determinable: determinably, undeterminable/determinant: determinants/determination: determinations, indetermination, self-determination/determined: determinedly, undetermined/determiner: determiners/determinism: determinisms, determinist, deterministic/determinist: determinists/predetermination: predeterminations/predetermine: predetermination, predetermined, predetermines, predetermining/redetermine: redetermination, redetermined, redetermines/undetermined: undeterminedly USAGE EXAMPLESThe attorney general’s office did not say what those might be, only that its preliminary inquiry determined that more investigation was needed. Los Angeles Times(Jan 02, 2017) The university says a time frame for Merchant’s return to coaching hasn’t been determined. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) How many other writers will continue to see it the way Wittenmyer does will determine whether Bonds and Clemens finally get in. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) 1v find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort Syn|Hypo ascertain, check, find out, learn, see, watch ascertain, assure, check, control, ensure, insure, see, see to it be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something ascertain, find, find outestablish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study test determine the presence or properties of (a substance) 2v establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study Syn|Hypo ascertain, find, find out ascertain, check, find out, learn, see, watch find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort discover, findmake a discovery, make a new finding gauge determine the capacity, volume, or contents of by measurement and calculation translatedetermine the amino-acid sequence of a protein during its synthesis by using information on the messenger RNA rectifymath: determine the length of redeterminefix, find, or establish again sequencedetermine the order of constituents in refractdetermine the refracting power of (a lens) count, enumerate, number, numeratedetermine the number or amount of admeasuredetermine the quantity of someone's share locate, situatedetermine or indicate the place, site, or limits of, as if by an instrument or by a survey recountcount again miscountcount wrongly censusconduct a census add, add together, add up, sum, sum up, summate, tally, tot, tot up, total, tote updetermine the sum of acquirelocate (a moving entity) by means of a tracking system such as radar radiolocatelocate by means of radar maplocate within a specific region of a chromosome in relation to known DNA or gene sequences localise, localize, placeidentify the location or place of basesituate as a center of operations 3v shape or influence; give direction to experience often determines ability Syn|Hypo|Hyper influence, mold, regulate, shape dispose, incline make receptive or willing towards an action or attitude or belief disincline, indisposemake unwilling miscreateshape or form or make badly carry weighthave influence to a specified degree decideinfluence or determine reshapeshape anew or differently timeset the speed, duration, or execution of indexadjust through indexation paceregulate or set the pace of predeterminedetermine beforehand predisposemake susceptible foreordain, predestine, preordainforeordain or determine beforehand foreordain, predestinate, predestineforeordain by divine will or decree cause, do, make give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally 4v reach, make, or come to a decision about something Syn|Hypo decide, make up one's mind measure, measure out, mensurate determine the measurements of something or somebody, take measurements of choose, pick out, select, takepick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives willdetermine by choice sealdecide irrevocably purpose, resolvereach a decision decree, ruledecide with authority orient, orientatedetermine one's position with reference to another point adjudicate, judge, tryput on trial or hear a case and sit as the judge at the trial of govern, order, regularise, regularize, regulatebring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations standardise, standardizecause to conform to standard or norm empanel, impanel, panelselect from a list shootmeasure the altitude of by using a sextant triangulatemeasure by using trigonometry caliper, callipermeasure the diameter of something with calipers anointchoose by or as if by divine intervention fieldselect (a team or individual player) for a game sieve, siftdistinguish and separate out drawselect or take in from a given group or region dialchoose by means of a dial go, plumpgive support (to) or make a choice (of) one out of a group or number pickselect carefully from a group electchoose excerpt, extract, take outtake out of a literary work in order to cite or copy cull out, winnowselect desirable parts from a group or list cream off, skim offpick the best pick over, sieve outseparate or remove assign, set apart, specifyselect something or someone for a specific purpose single outselect from a group override, overrule, overthrow, overturn, reverserule against think ofchoose in one's mind calibratemeasure the caliber of define, fix, limit, set, specifydecide upon or fix definitely rule in, rule outinclude or exclude by determining judicially or in agreement with rules guide, guide onuse as a guide reorient, reorientateorient once again, after a disorientation adopt, espouse, followchoose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans screen, screen out, sieve, sortexamine in order to test suitability vote inelect in a voting process electselect by a vote for an office or membership nominate, proposeput forward; nominate for appointment to an office or for an honor or position voteexpress one's preference for a candidate or for a measure or resolution; cast a vote court-martialsubject to trial by court-martial district, zoneregulate housing in; of certain areas of towns 5v settle conclusively; come to terms Syn|Hypo|Hyper settle, square off, square up clear, solve settle, as of a debt concertsettle by agreement clinchsettle conclusively compromisesettle by concession conclude, resolve reach a conclusion after a discussion or deliberation 6v fix conclusively or authoritatively Syn|Hypo set identify, place recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or something dateassign a date to; determine the (probable) date of valuefix or determine the value of; assign a value to filiatefix the paternity of formatdetermine the arrangement of (data) for storage and display (in computer science) chargeset or ask for a certain price initialise, initializeassign an initial value to a computer program assess, taxset or determine the amount of (a payment such as a fine) pricedetermine the price of chronologise, chronologizeestablish the order in time of something misdateassign the wrong date to differentiate, distinguish, secern, secernate, separate, severalise, severalize, tell, tell apartmark as different overestimate, overvalueassign too high a value to underestimate, undervalueassign too low a value to floatallow (currencies) to fluctuate mark upincrease the price of manipulate, rigmanipulate in a fraudulent manner overpriceprice excessively high underquoteoffer for sale at a price lower than the market price 7v decide upon or fix definitely Syn|Hypo|Hyper define, fix, limit, set, specify quantify use as a quantifier namemention and identify by name resetset anew definegive a definition for the meaning of a word redefinegive a new or different definition of (a word) choose, pick out, select, take pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives 8v fix in scope; fix the boundaries of the tree determines the border of the property Hypo|Hyper nail down, narrow, narrow down, peg down, pin down, specify define clearly concretizemake something concrete define, delimit, delimitate, delineate, specify determine the essential quality of |
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